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Load shedding for MONDAY: Here’s the UPDATED schedule
Eskom announced that load shedding would be implemented from Monday and for the rest of the week ahead. Here is your UPDATED schedule.
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Eskom announced that MORE load shedding is planned for the week ahead. Here is your UPDATED schedule.
LOAD SHEDDING STAGE 3 AND STAGE 4 ARE PLANNED FOR MONDAY
The power utility said the emergency reserves are almost depleted, both the diesel and pumped storage dam levels. The higher load shedding stages are required to help build up the emergency generation reserves during the week.
“Eskom will publish a further update as soon as any significant changes occur. During the weekend, the breakdown of the generating unit each at Duvha, Kriel and Medupi power stations, as well as the delayed returns of a generating unit each at Camden, Kusile, Komati, and Kendal power stations, have exacerbated current generation capacity shortages, forcing the escalation of load shedding.
“Eskom teams have returned a generating unit each at Grootvlei, Hendrina, Majuba, Malta and Tutuka power stations to service.”
Eskom
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‘EMERGENCY RESERVES ARE ALMOST DEPLETED’
Eskom furthermore said it has 6 004 MW on planned maintenance, while another 14 961MW of capacity is unavailable due to breakdowns.
“Load shedding is implemented only as a last resort in view of the shortage of generation capacity and the need to attend to breakdowns.”
Eskom
HERE ARE YOUR UPDATED SCHEDULES:
Schedule for the week:
Monday, 24 October
- Stage 4 – 00h00 to 05h00
- Stage 3 – 05h00 to 16h00
- Stage 4 – 16h00 to 00h00
Tuesday, 25 October
- Stage 4 – 00h00 to 05h00
- Stage 3 – 05h00 to 16h00
- Stage 4 – 16h00 to 00h00
Wednesday, 26 October
- Stage 4 – 00h00 to 05h00
- Stage 3 – 05h00 to 16h00
- Stage 4 – 16h00 to 00h00
Thursday, 27 October (provisional)
- Stage 4 – 00h00 to 05h00
- Stage 3 – 05h00 to 00h00
Friday, 28 October (provisional)
- Stage 3 – 00h00 to 05h00
- Stage 2 – 00h500 to 00h00
Note: The schedules for Thursday and Friday are provisional and a clearer – and updated picture – will be presented later in the week.
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FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN THE MAJOR METROS, LOAD SHEDDING SCHEDULES ARE AVAILABLE BELOW:
- City of Johannesburg
- City of Ekurhuleni
- City of Tshwane
- City of Cape Town (PDF)
- Nelson Mandela Bay
- eThekwini
- Manguang
- Buffalo City
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